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POLICE DISMISS TIKTOK STAR PELLER KIDNAP RUMOUR

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed reports that popular TikTok creator, Habeeb Hamzat, also known as Peller, was kidnapped. Social media went into panic on Thursday after a viral video showed the comedian being dragged from his car by armed men during a heated altercation. The clip, which trended across TikTok, Instagram and X, fueled speculations that he had been abducted. But in an interview, police spokesperson, CSP Benjamin […]

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IMMIGRATION INCREASES NIGERIAN PASSPORT FEES

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of fees for the standard Nigerian passport, effective September 1. In a statement on Thursday, by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration Akinsola Akinlabi, the Service’s Public Relations Officer, said the new charges apply only to applications made within Nigeria. Under the revised structure, the 32-page passport with a five-year validity will now cost ₦100,000, while the 64-page passport with a ten-year […]

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering increased crude oil production through supportive policies, incentives, and strategic partnerships with international oil companies, IOCs. This reassurance came during a courtesy visit by Mr. Nicolas Terraz, President, Exploration and Production at TotalEnergies SE to Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Oil, in Abuja. During the meeting, Mr. Terraz, provided updates on TotalEnergies’ ongoing and future operations […]

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GOSPEL SINGER BUCHI CALLS FOR REFORMS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ON GOLDEN FM’S MORNING SHOW

Renowned gospel singer and social commentator, Buchi Atuonwu, on Thursday expressed concern over the challenges facing Nigerian youths, stressing that wrong models and misplaced priorities have distorted their understanding of education, morality, and power. Mr. Buchi who featured on Let’s Talk Nigeria, Golden FM’s morning programme, said not all young people have the capacity to rule the country, largely because of the faulty values being promoted in society. He noted […]

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MIXED REACTIONS IN BAYELSA OVER CALLS TO BAN GRADUATION CEREMONIES, REGULATE TEXTBOOK USE

As schools resume in Bayelsa State, some residents of Yenagoa have expressed mixed reactions over whether government should ban kindergarten and primary school graduation ceremonies, and also introduce a policy to regulate the use of textbooks. Recall that the governments of Imo and Benue States recently banned graduation ceremonies for nursery and primary pupils, restricted the use of textbooks to four years, and outlawed customised textbooks and exercise books. Reacting […]

todayAugust 25, 2025 43

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GOVERNOR DIRI COMMISSIONS OXYGEN PLANT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SAGBAMA

Governor Douye Diri has commissioned a new Pressure Swing Adsorption, PSA, plant at the General Hospital, Sagbama, on Friday to boost emergency healthcare delivery in Bayelsa State. The oxygen plant, built in partnership with the Global Fund, is aimed at making oxygen closer, reliable, and affordable for patients. Represented at the event by Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei, the Secretary to the State Government, Governor Diri described the event as historic and […]

todayAugust 25, 2025 17

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RESIDENTS SEEK LASTING PEACE AFTER POLICEMAN’S KILLING IN BAYELSA

Following the killing of a police officer in Amarata Community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, residents of the area are now suggesting ways peace can return to the area. Recall that on Tuesday August 19, 2025, the officer identified as Godwin Obot was killed in the OMPADEC area by suspected cult group. The incident led to a reprisal attack from the police, who allegedly arrested and assaulted individuals, […]

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POLICE RAID AMARATA COMMUNITY AFTER KILLING OF OFFICER

A police officer, identified as Obot Godwin, was killed on Tuesday morning in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, while attempting to buy medicine. Witnesses said the officer was robbed of his phone and pleaded with the assailants to return it before he was struck on the head, leading to his instant death. Following the incident, policemen reportedly stormed the area around OMPADEC Street, breaking into homes, firing shots, […]

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AGUDAMA WOMEN PROTEST LAND GRABBING, BLOCK MBIAMA-YENAGOA ROAD

Women of Agudama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area in the early hours on Thursday 7th of August 2025, blocked the Agudama axis of the Mbiama-Yenagoa road in protest. The women, dressed in black, said they were demonstrating against alleged land encroachment and repeated attacks on their farmers by youths from the neighboring Akenfa community. Speaking to newsmen, Chief Mrs. Lovester Ogon, a Woman Chief in the community alleged that […]

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